Testimonials

What Families Say About JumpStart Learning to Learn

"Without JumpStart, we would still have a child in need of help, but no training on how to help him or a person like Michelle to answer my questions as I researched autism and tried to understand my child. I can’t imagine we could have mentally survived a full month knowing the diagnosis, but neither fully understanding what it meant nor being able to provide any services for our son. It would have been akin to parental torture…We were lucky and we got to experience JumpStart. It wasn’t the light at the end of the tunnel- it was a small lantern and a map that was given to us as we entered the huge, dark unexplored cave of autism. It was knowledge to be more effective proactive parents and skills to better help our son."

Dana, mother of 2 year old child with autism

"Jumpstart was critical to our family's coping with my son's autism diagnosis. In one week we were able to build a quick and effective foundation of knowledge of our son's key learning criteria that has been an almost daily reference point in the time since we completed the program. As with learning to write or ride a bicycle it is hard to imagine what our lives would be like without those skills"

Brian, father of 6 year old child with ASD

"Without question, JumpStart rescued us during that time of great anxiety and uncertainty. The program taught us how to change our day-to-day interactions with our son in order to promote his learning, how to alter the way we communicated with him in order to improve his understanding, and how to create opportunities for teaching, all in a very natural way. It enabled us to begin helping our son while we went through the time-consuming process of arranging long-term services, and it provided us with some core skills that we use to this day"

Parents of 18 months old child with autism

What Professionals Say About JumpStart Learning to Learn

"JumpStart is a one-of-a-kind program that offers families an essential bridge for addressing the unique needs of their child with autism. Its emphasis on teaching and learning developmentally appropriate best practices serves as a model for parents and professionals alike."

Pamela Wolfberg, Ph.D. San Francisco State University & Autism Institute on Peer Relations and Play